I’ve had no issues with gaming on Garuda except for one game - Marvel Rivals. Randomly when I’m in a match (usually in multiplayer but I’ve had it happen in training once) my entire PC will freeze up. I won’t be able to alt tab, the music will still play, sometimes the game will progress a little bit forward, but every single process on my system will refuse to work and I have to hard reset.
I’ve tried changing my graphics settings ingame that some people have suggested online like using TAUU and fullscreen over borderless windowed, but nothing seems to work. TAUU seems to freeze a little less but with the rate at which it freezes (every 30-60 minutes) the game is unfortunately unplayable.
I’m playing it through Steam if that helps any.
Inxi:
System:
Kernel: 6.17.1-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1 clocksource: tsc
avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=c4dcff83-0215-4222-89d1-0efcd9ccf237 rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet loglevel=3
Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.13 tk: GTK v: 3.24.51 wm: Muffin v: 6.4.1 tools:
avail: cinnamon-screensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: Micro-Star product: MS-7D75 v: 2.0 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Micro-Star model: PRO B650-A WIFI (MS-7D75) v: 2.0 serial: <superuser required>
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: A.00 date: 06/20/2024
Battery:
Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse serial: <filter>
charge: 100% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 4 level: v4 note: check
built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2
microcode: 0xA601206
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 6 MiB desc: 6x1024 KiB L3: 32 MiB desc: 1x32 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 5201 min/max: 427/5457 boost: enabled scaling: driver: amd-pstate-epp
governor: performance cores: 1: 5201 2: 5201 3: 5201 4: 5201 5: 5201 6: 5201 7: 5201 8: 5201
9: 5201 10: 5201 11: 5201 12: 5201 bogomips: 112800
Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel DG2 [Arc A750] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: i915 v: kernel alternate: xe
arch: Xe-HPG code: Alchemist process: TSMC n6 (7nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
lanes: 1 ports: active: DP-2 empty: DP-1, DP-3, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3, HDMI-A-4
bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:56a1 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Raphael vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: amdgpu
v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-5 empty: DP-4, DP-5, DP-6, Writeback-1
bus-ID: 12:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:164e class-ID: 0300 temp: 41.0 C
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.18 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8 driver: X:
loaded: amdgpu,modesetting alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: iris,radeonsi gpu: amdgpu,i915
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x286mm (40.00x11.26")
s-diag: 1055mm (41.55")
Monitor-1: DP-2 pos: primary,right model: VG278 serial: <filter> built: 2023 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 82 gamma: 1.2 size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23")
diag: 686mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-5 mapped: HDMI-A-1-4 pos: left model: VZ229 serial: <filter> built: 2017 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 102 gamma: 1.2 size: 476x268mm (18.74x10.55")
diag: 546mm (21.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: iris device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi x11:
drv: iris inactive: wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.2.4-arch1.2 glx-v: 1.4
direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel Arc A750 Graphics (DG2) device-ID: 8086:56a1
memory: 7.75 GiB unified: no
Info: Tools: api: eglinfo,glxinfo x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel DG2 Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:4f90 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Radeon High Definition Audio [Rembrandt/Strix]
vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 12:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 12:00.6
chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
Device-4: Micro Star USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-6:3 chip-ID: 0db0:9e6d class-ID: 0300
Device-5: JMTek LLC. USB PnP Audio Device driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB
rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-2:2 chip-ID: 0c76:161e class-ID: 0300
API: ALSA v: k6.17.1-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.9 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 2
speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 0e:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp14s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter driver: mt7921e
v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 0f:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0616 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp15s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-5.2:5 chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.0 lmp-v: 6 status:
discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Device-2: MediaTek Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7:6 chip-ID: 0e8d:0616 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: ID: hci1 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3 lmp-v: 12 status:
discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.85 TiB used: 559.79 GiB (29.6%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Silicon Power model: SPCC Solid State Disk size: 953.87 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 115
scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Toshiba model: DT01ACA100 size: 931.51 GiB block-size:
physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: A750
scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Corsair model: Voyager size: 7.47 GiB block-size:
physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 2.0 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: N/A
serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1100 scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 953.57 GiB size: 953.57 GiB (100.00%) used: 473.56 GiB (49.7%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%) used: 632 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 953.57 GiB size: 953.57 GiB (100.00%) used: 473.56 GiB (49.7%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 953.57 GiB size: 953.57 GiB (100.00%) used: 473.56 GiB (49.7%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 953.57 GiB size: 953.57 GiB (100.00%) used: 473.56 GiB (49.7%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 30.45 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100 comp: zstd
avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 49.1 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 40.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): fan-1: 980
Info:
Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.45 GiB used: 3.04 GiB (10.0%)
Processes: 414 Power: uptime: 2m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep avail: s2idle wakeups: 0
hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 12.15 GiB
services: csd-power,upowerd Init: systemd v: 258 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1527 libs: 444 tools: paru Compilers: gcc: 15.2.1 Client: Unknown
Client: electron inxi: 3.3.39
Garuda (2.11.1-1):
System install date: 2025-09-04
Garuda release: 250902
Last full system update: 2025-10-14
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut garuda-hardware-profile-standard garuda-hardware-profile-standard-x11
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
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